The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Historical Evolution. Expansion Abroad in the Midst of Crisis at Home, 1991-2015

      Аннотация: Walle Engedayehu, Ph.D., is the author of several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as a reviewer of many textbooks and scholarly works in Political Science. Dr. Engedayehu’s areas of specialization are Comparative Politics, International Relations, and American Politics. His teaching interests include African Politics, U.S. Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics of Developing States, Comparative Politics of European Systems, and Third World Studies. His particular research focus is on issues and conflicts relating to the Horn of Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, Dr. Engedayehu has an expanding research agenda in the area where political theory and politics of development intersect, which makes developing theory his central area of publication. Many of his recent scholarly writings have been on the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and on the ongoing political dynamics and issues surrounding Ethiopia's transition to democracy.

Ключевые слова: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Holy Synod, Patriarch, Ethnic Federalsim, EPRDF, TPLF, Affiliated Churches, Ethnic Oligarchy